ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e144184
D5.3 Agent-based model at the European scale
expand article infoGabriela Popova, Josie McCulloch§, Jiaqi Ge§, Paul Evans|
‡ Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria§ University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom| UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom
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Abstract
This document presents the generalised linear model (GLM) and agent-based model (ABM) that were developed in the H2020 project BESTMAP to model and predict the uptake of Agri-Environmental Schemes (AES) in the European Union. The deliverable is based on the work done in Work Package 4.1 (WP4.1) – Agent-Based Modelling and Analysis of BESTMAP. This deliverable comprises a description of the particular implementation of the ABM including a discussion of how and why the European Union model differs from the case study-specific models described in Deliverable 4.1. The link to the model’s code on GitLab is provided. Furthermore, data requirements and potential limitations with respect to data accessibility are outlined. The ABM code is accompanied by a model description in a structured form following the ODD+D protocol (Müller et al., 2013) in the Appendix. The deliverable focuses on the model development and how the GLM and ABM are linked. As an outlook, research questions that can be answered with the models, model limitations and potential further extensions are discussed. Additionally, it is briefly discussed how the ABM outputs will enhance the biophysical modelling upscaling, which is the other part of Task 5.2
Keywords
agriculture, environment, biodiversity, farming